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E. RICKERSBERG ATTACHMENT FOR PLUIBING FIXTURES Filed March 23. 1925 2 Shadi-Sheet 2 lll Patented J an. 10, 1928.

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EMANUEL RICKERSBERG, YOF CLEVELAND, OHIO, VASSIGNOR, TO THE RICKERSBERG BRASS COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION F OHIO.

ATTACHMENT FOR PLUMBING FIXTURES.

Application filed March 23, 1925.

rlhis invention relates to attachmei'its tor plumbing fixtures and has't'or its ob]ect to provide improved means tor supportinga receptacle such as a soap dish or cup holder on a wash bowl. I A further Objectis to provide a receptacle support adapted to be clamped upon the fiat marginal portion ot the bowl between the surface oit the bowl and a pern anent plumbing' iizcture secured thereon. A t

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention may be said to comprise the device as illustrated in the accompanying,l vdrawings hereinafter described and particularly set torth in the appended claims, to-

oiether with such variations and modifications thereof as will be apparent to one skilled in the art to which the invention appertains.

Reference should he had to the accompanying lrawing` forming p art ot this specification, in which Fig. 1 is a perspec tive view showing` the wash bowl having;` receptacle supporting attachments, one carrying' the soap holder, the other a cup holder, land one clamped between the hot water faucet and the iiat marginal portion of the bowl. and the other clamped between the cold water faucet and the bowl; VFig. 2 is a side elevation or' the supporting attachment with a dish thereon; Fig'. 8 is a side elevation partly in section showing` the same attachment with a cup holder thereon; Fig. 4l is a plan View, ot the hase nienilier ot the receptacle supifiorting attachment; Fig. 5 is a perspective 'view showing a snmiortingy altachment carrying a soap dish and clamped upon the howl by a fixture such as the guide collar of a drain valve actuator; Fig. t3 is a side elevation partly in section showing the modified form ot receptacle supporting` attachment employed for supporting` the receptacle centrally ot' the bowl.

The present invention is applicable to iarious forms ot wash bowl in which the plumbing` fixtures are secured upon a flat marginal portion and is illustrated inl the accompanying' drawingl in connection with a wash bowl 1 ot the pedestal type which is provided around the bowl portion with a fiat marginalportion 2 upon which are clamped the hot and cold water faucets 3 and 4 and with a fixture 5 between the faucets tor the drain valve ac na'or.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4, the receptacle Serial No. 17,475.

supporting attachment has a. flat base portion 6 which. is provided with an aperture 7 adapted to receive the extension of a faucet which passes through the bowl or to receive the guide sleeve ot the valve actuator. The iiat base portion 6 has an integral upwardly and outwardly extending arm 8 terminating in a boss 9 which is provided with a vertical borc adapted to receive the reduced lower end portion 10 ot a vert-ical supporting post 11 which is adapted to be clamped to the arm 8 by means of a clamping nut 12 upon the threaded lower end of the reduced portion 10 oi' the post. The post 11 has a threaded upper end 13 upon which the receptacle is detachably secured. The soap dish 14 has nut 15 embeddedin the bottom thereof and centrally disposed with respect to the soap dish by means ot which the soap dish may be detachably secured to the upper end ot' the post. llhe portion 13 of the post `also carries a loch nut 16 which may be screwed into engagement lwith the nut to lock the soap dish in adjusted position on the post. rlhe s ap dish- 14 which is preferably rectangular in shape will besupported closely ladjacent the wall of the room in which thecwash bowl is placed since it is the'usual practice to mount the wash stand closely adjacent. the wall. The space between the soap dish and wall is usually not suiiicient to permit rotation of the soap dish on the post 12 and it 'for this reason that the detachable connection is provided hetwoen the post 12 and the arm S. their it is desircd to remove the soap dish to wash or replace the Fame, the nut 12 can be unscrewed permittiiml the post and soap dish to be lifted from the arm 8. i'ter detachment trom the arm 8 the soap dish may be readily removed from the post. In assembling the attachment the lint-ure by which it is clamped to the bowl is removed from the bowl and again secured in place with the base portion G ot the attachment clamped between the supporting flange ot' the fixture and wash bowl. rIhe soap dish is then screwed upon the upper end ot' the post 12 and the post 12 is then insertedinto the boss 9 and clamped in place. The soap dish may then be ad justed to the desired angular position and locked in such position by means of the lock nut 16.

Exactly the same attachment may be employed :for the cup holder 17 which has an integral nut 18 at the center of its bottom which screws upon the upper end 13 of the ypost l2 and is engaged by the lock nut 16.

tachment preferably employed for support-r ing the soap dish centrally of the wash bowl is shown in detail in Fig. 6. This attachment has a flat apertured base portionQO similar to the base portion G in the modification first described, and integral with the base portion 20 there is an outwardly and upwardly extending arm 21 upon the outer end of which is rigidly secured a vertical 'supporting post 22. rlhe post 2:2 has its upper end portion 23 bent back over the base portion and lying in a substantially horiyzontal plane. The soap dish la may be detachably clamped upon the horizontal upper end portion 23 of the post by means of a clamping bolt 24` which passes through the arm 23 and screws into the nut l5 of the soap dish. By unsci'ewing the nutV 24 the soap dish may be removed from the supporting post.

Having described my invention, I claim:

l. An attachment for plumbing fixtures comprising a base plate, adapted to rest upon the rlat marginal portion of a wash bowl and having an aperture adapted to receive a clamping ineinber passing through the bowl, an arm integral with said base plate and extending outwardly and upwardly therefrom, said arm having a vertical bore at its outer end, a post having a reduced threaded lower end extending through the bore of the arm and a threaded upper end, a nut on the lower end of the post for clamping the post to the arm, a receptacle supported on the top of the post and having apart in threaded engagement with the post, and a loch nut on the upper threaded end of the post. Y

2. An attachment for a wash bowl having a iiat marginal portion upon Awhich a faucet is clamped comprising'a base plate adapted to be clamped between the faucet and bowl, an ai'ni extending laterally from the base plate, a post having a reduced threaded lower end passing through the outer end of the arm, a nut on the lower end of the post for clamping the post to the arin and a recept cle mountedV on the post at the upper end thereof. o f

2. An attachment for a wash bowl having a flat marginal portion upon which a faucet is clamped comprising a. flat base plate having an aperture to receive the water pipe Vto which the faucet is connectedand adapted to be clamped between the faucet and bowl, an arin extending laterally from the base plate, a vert-ical post detachably secured to the outer end of said arm said post having athreaded upper end, a receptacle liaving'a nut hired to the bottoni thereof adjacent the center of the receptacle, and adapted to be screwed onto said post, and a lock nut carried by the post and engageable with the nut on the receptacle to loch the receptacle in adjusted position on the post.

ln testimony whereof', l hereunto affix my signature.

EMNUEL RICKERSBERG.

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